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It is probably important to distinguish between weathering and erosion. Weathering is the process by which rocks are weakened and/or broken down, or dissolved. Erosion is the process by which material, once subjected to weathering, is removed.

In the case of aeolian (wind) effects the picture may be blurred by the fact that the wind itself is generally not what does the weathering, rather, it is material carried by the wind that weathers the rock. The wind may then do the transporting (erosion) of the weathered material.